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Kirsten Miller (born 1973) works in advertising in New York City and is the author of the Kiki Strike series and The Eternal Ones. In 2001, the front lawn of a Manhattan nursing home collapsed to reveal an underground room, giving Miller the idea for the first book of the Kiki Strike series, set in the underground tunnels and rooms beneath the city. She created Kiki Strike and the Irregulars (named after Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars) to explore these secret passageways. Kirsten is also co-author of a young adult novel, Nightmares! with Jason Segel.
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The Westing Game, His Dark Materials, 21 Balloons, Half Magic, The Shining, The Hound of the Baskervilles
I don’t believe there’s any such thing as a “children’s book.” A good story is a good story. It’s that simple. I find The Westing Game just as entertaining now as I did when I was 10 years old. I’ve even been known to thumb through Dr. Seuss when I’m at the bookstore.
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Phillip Pullman, Stephen King, Jonathan Stroud, Lemony Snicket
I’ve always liked my fiction dark and disturbing. By the time I
turned twelve, I’d read every Stephen King book I could get my hands
on. I’m afraid it didn’t do much for my mental health. I still check
behind the clothes in my closet before I go to sleep every night, and
I’m convinced that one of my bathrooms is haunted.
Who or what was your biggest influence in deciding to become a writer?
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tended to be a little bizarre. My teachers were rarely amused to read
my accounts of man-eating shrubs or haunted broom closets, and most of
them thought I was very odd. (And...
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